Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag networked
drives into the setup window.

TheosXP wrote:
> Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
> seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag
> networked drives into the setup window.

As long as the network drive is mapped then you can.
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Tom Porterfield

TheosXP wrote:
> Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
> seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag
> networked drives into the setup window.

If the network drive is mapped then it should show up in the list of
locations available for indexing. If the drive is not mapped, you can still
enter a UNC but you need to click the Advanced button and enter this on the
Add UNC Location tab.
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Tom Porterfield

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:

> TheosXP wrote:
> > Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
> > seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag
> > networked drives into the setup window.
>
> If the network drive is mapped then it should show up in the list of
> locations available for indexing. If the drive is not mapped, you can still
> enter a UNC but you need to click the Advanced button and enter this on the
> Add UNC Location tab.
> --
> Tom Porterfield
>
I have three networked drives all of which are mapped to my computer.

If I open up Desktop Search's Indexing Options and click on Modify those
networked drives do not show up.

"TheosXP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
> seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag
> networked
> drives into the setup window.

I suggest you post to the Desktop Search Forum.
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...D=847&SiteID=1

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

TheosXP wrote:

> I have three networked drives all of which are mapped to my computer.
>
> If I open up Desktop Search's Indexing Options and click on Modify those
> networked drives do not show up.

Can you and them manually via UNC as I described? What version of desktop
search are you using?
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Tom Porterfield

"Rock" wrote:

> "TheosXP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > Can you setup Windows Desktop Search to index networked drives. It doesn't
> > seem to have an option to select them and it doesn't let you drag
> > networked
> > drives into the setup window.
>
> I suggest you post to the Desktop Search Forum.
> http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...D=847&SiteID=1
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
> I will try there as well too, thanks.

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:

> TheosXP wrote:
>
> > I have three networked drives all of which are mapped to my computer.
> >
> > If I open up Desktop Search's Indexing Options and click on Modify those
> > networked drives do not show up.
>
> Can you and them manually via UNC as I described? What version of desktop
> search are you using?
> --
> Tom Porterfield
>
> I'm not sure what you mean when you say UNC. I'm still fairly new to Windows. Thanks.

TheosXP wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean when you say UNC. I'm still fairly new to
> Windows. Thanks.

When you map a drive you have to give it the UNC and the drive letter to
use. Possibly your drives get mapped for you automatically via a login
script so you are not sure what the UNC is. Open a command prompt window
and enter the following command:

net use

This will show all of your network drives. The Remote column will show the
UNC. It will be in the format \\servername\sharename.
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Tom Porterfield

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:

> TheosXP wrote:
> > I'm not sure what you mean when you say UNC. I'm still fairly new to
> > Windows. Thanks.
>
> When you map a drive you have to give it the UNC and the drive letter to
> use. Possibly your drives get mapped for you automatically via a login
> script so you are not sure what the UNC is. Open a command prompt window
> and enter the following command:
>
> net use
>
> This will show all of your network drives. The Remote column will show the
> UNC. It will be in the format \\servername\sharename.
> --
> Tom Porterfield
>
> All 3 of them show up.